TCI Science Alive! Unit 1 Assessment

The layers of the Earth's atmosphere in order are

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
• troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
• stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

What are the sphere's of Earth's system?

• lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and cryosphere.
• geosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and cryosphere.
• geosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, and cryosphere.
• geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and cryosphere

The atmosphere is mainly a mixture of

• gases
• liquids
• solids
• plasma

The elements of weather Meteorologists measure include

• temperature, humidity, wind speed, precipitation, air pressure, and ozone levels.
• temperature, humidity, wind speed, precipitation, air pressure, and visibility.
• temperature, humidity, wind direction, precipitation, air pressure, and cloud cover.
• temperature, humidity, wind speed, precipitation, air pressure, and cloud cover

The kinetic energy of a moving object _________ as speed increases.

• increases
• decreases
• remains constant
• fluctuates

Earth's matter is made of moving

• molecules
• cells
• atoms
• particles

What three ways is energy transferred?

• reflection, transmission, and absorption
• conduction, convection, and radiation
• friction, induction, and absorption
• evaporation, condensation, and sublimation

Water requires ________ energy to heat up compared to ______ or _____.

• more
• air

• less
• land

Energy is transferred when ________ melts, evaporates, condenses, or freexes.

• heat
• pressure
• light
• matter

_____________ are used to measure temperature.

• Thermometers
• Anemometers
• Barometers
• Hygrometers